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ADDvance
1001 Spring St. Suite 206
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone:  888-238-8588
Phone:  301-495-2307
Fax:  301-562-8449

Website:  www.addvance.com 
Email:  editors@addvance.com
(Provides information and support to women and girls with attention deficit disorders)

Adult Basic Education and General Educational Development Programs for Disabled Adults: A Handbook for Literacy Tutors and Instructors (book) 
Phone: 800-222-1754

American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)
Phone: 202-429-5131

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
10801 Rockville, MD 20852
http://www.asha.org
Phone: 800-638-8225
TDD: 301-897-5700
Fax: 301-571-0457

Apple Computer, Inc
Worldwide Disability Solutions Group

1 Infinite Loop M/s 38-DS
Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone: 800-600-7808
Phone: 408-974-2131
Phone: 408-974-8321
Fax: 408-996-0275

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
1331 F Street NW, Ste 100
Washington. DC 20004-1111
http://www.access-board.gov 
Phone: 800-USA-ABLE
TTY: 800-993-2822
Fax: 202-272-5447

Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitative Technology (RESNA) Technical Assistance Project
Phone: 703-524-6686

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) 
http://www.ahead.org
Phone: 614-488-4972

Attention Deficit Information Network, Inc. (AD-IN)
Phone: 617-455-9895

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Berkshire Center
18 Park Street- Box 
Lee, MA 01238
Phone: 413-243-2576
Fax: 413-243-3351

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Campus Opportunities for Students with Learning Differences (book)
Octameron Associates

PO Box 3437
Alexandria, VA 22302
Phone: 703-836-5480
Fax: 703-336-6828

Career College Association (CCA)
750 First Street NE, Ste 900
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Phone: 202-336-6749
Fax: 202-336-6828

Center for Adult Literacy and Learning
Phone: 800-642-2670

Center for Applied Special Training
39 Cross Street
Peabody, MA 01960
Phone: 978-531-8555
Fax: 978-531-0192

Center for the Visually Impaired
University of Wisconsin

964 Educational Science Building
1025 West Johnson St
Madison, WI 53706-1796
Phone: 608-263-2378
Fax: 608-265-2998

Chapel Haven Inc
40 Whalley Avenue
New Haven, CT 06515
Phone: 203-397-1714
Fax: 203-397-8004

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
8181 Professional #3201
Landover, MD 20785
http://www.chadd.org
Phone: 301-306-7070
Fax: 301-306-7090

Closing the Gap (CTG) 
Phone: 507-248-3294

Contact Center
National Literacy Hotline

PO Box 81826
Lincoln, NE
Hotline: 800-228-8813
Fax: 402-464-5931

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 
Council for Exceptional Children 

1920 Association Drive
Reston, VA 22091
Phone: 703-620-3660
Phone: 800-328-0272
Fax: 703-264-9494

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Division of Adult Education and Literacy Clearinghouse
U.S Department of Education 
Office of Vocational and Adult Education

400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: 202-205-9996
Fax: 202-205-8973

DO-IT Program:  Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology
University of Washington
Box 355670
Seattle, WA 98195-5670
Phone:  206-685-DOIT (3648)  (voice/TTY)
Phone:  888-972-DOIT (3648)  (voice/TTY) (from Washington only, outside Seattle)
Phone:  509-328-9331  (voice/TTY) (Spokane office)
Fax:  206-221-4171
E-mail: 
doit@u.washington.edu 
Website:  www.washington.edu/doit/
(Working to increase the representation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers; resources for students, education institutions and libraries) 

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Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Phone: 800-328-0272

ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education
Center on Education and Training for Employment
College of Education
The Ohio State University
1900 Kenny Road
Columbus OH 43210-1090
Phone:  614-292-7069
Phone:  800-848-4815 ext 2-7069
TTY/TDD: 614-688-8734
FAX: 614-292-1260
E-mail:  ericacve@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu
Website:  http://ericacve.org 
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Provides comprehensive information services related to adult and continuing education, career education (childhood through adult), and vocational and technical education including employment and training)

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Family Support Program
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 

202-418-0126

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General Education Development Testing Center
Center for Adult Learning and Educational Credentials
American Council on Education 

One Dupont Circle, Ste 250
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-939-9490
Phone: 800-626-9433
Fax: 202-775-8578

Getting Ready for the Outside World
Riverview School, Route 6A
East Sandwich, MA 02537
Phone: 508-888-0489
Fax: 505-888-1315

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HEATH Resource Center
National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities

American Council on Education 
One Dupont Circle, NW Ste 800
Washington, DC 20036
http://www.acenet.edu/programs/HEATH/home.cfm

Horizon Program, University of Alabama
Education Bldg, Rm 157
901 South 13th Street
Birmingham, AL 35294-1250
Phone: 407-982-9099
Fax: 800-822-6242

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Independence Center
3460 s. Sepulveda Boulevard, #102
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Phone: 310-202-7102
Fax: 310-398-3776

Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy
The Pennsylvania State University 

Phone: 814-863-3777

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Job Accommodation Network
West Virginia University
809 Allen Hall
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone: 304-293-7186
Phone: 800-ADA-WORK
Fax: 304-293-5407
Website: http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/ 

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Laubach Literacy Action
P.O. Box 131
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315-422-9121
Fax: 315-422-6369

LD Online
c/o WETA
2775 South Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22206
E-mail:  info@ldonline.org  
Website:  www.ldonline.org 
(Interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and other professionals; basic and in-depth information on topics related to learning disabilities and ADHD; bulletin board discussion forums; state, national, and federal agency resources; KidZone)

Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
Phone: 412-341-1515
Fax: 412-344-0224
Website:  www.ldanatl.org

Learning Disabilities Network
Email: ldntwk@aol.com

Learning Resource Network
1130 Hostetler, Dr
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: 785-539-5376
Phone: 800-678-5376
Fax: 888-234-8633

Leukemia Society of America, Inc. Georgia Chapter
Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

1291 Taylor Street NW
Washington, DC 202542
Phone: 800-424-8567
TDD: 202-707-0744
Fax: 202-707-0712

Life Development Institute
P.O. Box 15112
Phoenix, AZ 85060
Phone: 623-773-2774
Fax: 623-773-2788

Literacy Volunteers of America
5795 Widewaters Parkway
Syracuse, NY 13214
Phone: 315-472-0001
Fax: 315-445-8006

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National Association of Vocational Education Special Needs Personnel (NAVESNP)
Phone: 703-522-6121

National Center for Research in Vocational Education
Phone: 800-762-4093

National Center on Adult Literacy
University of Pennsylvania

3910 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 91904-3111
Phone: 215-898-2100
Fax: 215-898-9804

National Clearinghouse on ESL Literacy Education (NCLE) 
Center for Applied Linguistics

Phone: 202-429-9292

National Council of Independent Living Programs
916 Wilson Blvd., Ste 209
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703-525-3406
Fax: 703-525-3409

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
PO Box 1492
Washington, Dc 20013-1492
Phone: 800-695-0285 (voice/TTY)
Fax: 202-884-8441
Email: nichcy@aed.org
Website: www.nichcy.org 

National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)
Phone: 202-632-1500

National Literacy Hotline
PO Box 81826
Lincoln, NE
Phone: 800-228-8813
Fax: 202-233-2050

National Network of Learning Disabled Adults
Phone: 602-941-5112

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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (0SERS)
Phone: 202-205-9864

Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)
Phone: 202-205-5451

Office on the Americans with Disabilities Act
Phone: 202-514-0301

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Parent to Parent
Phone: 800-229-2038

President's Committee on The Employment of People with Disabilities
409 Third St, SW., Ste 7600
Washington, DC 20416
Phone: 202-376-6200
Phone: 202-376-6205
Fax: 202-376-6859

Promoting Post-Secondary Education for Students with Learning Disabilities a Handbook for Practitioners, PRO-ED
8700 Shoal Creek Blvd
Austin, TX 78757

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Recording for the Blind
20 Roszel Rd
Princeton, NJ 20542
Phone: 609-452-0606
Phone: 800-221-4792
Fax: 609-987-8116

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Social Security Administration (SSA)
Phone: 800-772-1213


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Threshold
Lesley College

29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-349-8181
Fax: 617-349-8189

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Vocational Independence Program
New York Institute of Technology

Independence Hall
Central Islip, NY 11722
Phone: 516-348-3354
Fax: 516-348-0437

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